Sponge Bob The Musical is Happening

01 September 2015

Sponge Bob The Musical is Happening

This might be the greatest news for musicals since The Lion King. Sponge Bob the musical is happening. To make it even better David Bowie is on board to help write the songs. As if the mastery of Bowie is not enough, they producers have enlisted the assistance Cyndi Lauper and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to pen numbers for the show. It's expected to open on Broadway next June.

On Monday, Nickelodeon announced that the much loved sponge will be given his own stage show. Bikini Bottom will be adapted for the stage with famous songwriters, no cast has been attached yet, so if you think you would make a good Patrick, get those head shots ready!

Nickelodeon’s president of content development and production, Russell Hicks, said:

“All of those amazing composers are fans of SpongeBob. Music has always been an important part of the show and everyone saw this as a real creative challenge ... We have a story and a subplot, but it’s all spiced with the particular flavourings of the SpongeBob universe.”

The show will be co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau, with a book by Kyle Jarrow and music supervision by Tom Kitt.